ROUGH WEATHER
australian coast whipped by cyglone FLOOD S IN MANY DISTRICTS Sydney, July 26. Whipp'ed up by a cyclone big seas are running along the coast from north of Byron Bay to just" south of Sydney. Shipping has heen brought almost to a standstill. The North Coast Steam Navigation Company has cancelled all sailings to and from Sydney. The weather bureau has issued a warning to shipping, also of floods on the north coast. Torrential rains have fallen on the 'north coast, and large areas are under water. The watershed of the Hastings River is in flood, and other northern rivers are rising rapidly. The wharves at Wauchope, on the Hastings River, are already five feet under water. The inain roads are blocked. The Tweed River is 10ft above normal at Murwillumbah. The tributaries of the Clarence River are flooded. Heavy seas at the rnouth of the river 'are backing up the water. The motorship Melinga broke away from the wharf at W ooloolga, and was forced to sea. Heavy rains continue in Sydney, and the forecast is for further flood falls.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 594, 27 July 1933, Page 5
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183ROUGH WEATHER Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 594, 27 July 1933, Page 5
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